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he went to sandy hook elementary school. he was in the first, the third the fourth and also the fifth grade. he was six years old when his family moved into this house back in 1998. six years old, the same age as some of these children he cut down in cold blood. we have seen a photo of a t-shirt that the classmates signed his name on the t-shirt and a former classmate said that she used to ride the bus with him to sandy hook elementary school. and the school bus today stopped no more than 50 feet from his home. children, first graders who live in this area, they were getting on to that bus. and there are other students who will never get on that bus. that is the connection. we have confirmed that he in fact attended numerous grades. so even though officials say he had no recent connection, he had a connection to that school. >> there were reports that the shooter was home alone in the days leading up to friday. what do you know about that? >> yeah, well, that's exactly right, anderson, the mother actually left the gunman alo
he went to sandy hook elementary school. he was in the first, the third the fourth and also the fifth grade. he was six years old when his family moved into this house back in 1998. six years old, the same age as some of these children he cut down in cold blood. we have seen a photo of a t-shirt that the classmates signed his name on the t-shirt and a former classmate said that she used to ride the bus with him to sandy hook elementary school. and the school bus today stopped no more than 50...
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no. >> all right cool. ♪ ♪ three cheers for the green and the white ♪ ♪ sandy hook school forever ♪ sandy hook elementary ♪ a very special place to be >> they are going to be performing at president obama's inauguration as well the chorus of ps 22. >> we want to leave you with sights and sounds of sandy hook with the victims forever in our hearts. >> a tribute to the schools. i have two kindergarteners in school. no words that you can say for it. ♪ ♪ >> the outpowering uring of love community and world has been unbelievable. ♪ >> we need to find some way to come together around all victims of violence. ♪ >> there was a group of students that had traveled from florida
no. >> all right cool. ♪ ♪ three cheers for the green and the white ♪ ♪ sandy hook school forever ♪ sandy hook elementary ♪ a very special place to be >> they are going to be performing at president obama's inauguration as well the chorus of ps 22. >> we want to leave you with sights and sounds of sandy hook with the victims forever in our hearts. >> a tribute to the schools. i have two kindergarteners in school. no words that you can say for it. ♪ ♪...
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she leaves behind her parents and brother isaiah, also a student at sandy hook elementary. he was unharmed. on a facebook page set up by her family her mother write's i know this is your best christmas yet at home with your lord and savior. as your mom i just wish we could have had a few more to celebrate here on earth. ♪ amen >> josephine grace gay turned 7 before her life was cut short. known to her family as joey she was to have a birthday party the day after the shooting with many of her sandy hook classmates. mourners at her funeral were encouraged to wear purple in her honor. her parents say joey rarely left the house without wearing something purple. she loved to play with her barbie doll, ipad, swim, swing and be anywhere with her sisters. josephine's parents said she was autistic and could not speak but she touched the lives of so many around her. teachers, therapists, friends, neighbors, all loved and cherished her. they called her spirit indomitable. emilie parker, at just 6 years old, she was also a teacher. >> she was a mentor to her two little sisters, in te
she leaves behind her parents and brother isaiah, also a student at sandy hook elementary. he was unharmed. on a facebook page set up by her family her mother write's i know this is your best christmas yet at home with your lord and savior. as your mom i just wish we could have had a few more to celebrate here on earth. ♪ amen >> josephine grace gay turned 7 before her life was cut short. known to her family as joey she was to have a birthday party the day after the shooting with many...
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her daughter is a first grader at sandy hook. she and other parents got the chilling phone call saying the school was on lockdown. how is your daughter doing, your family. how are you holding up? >> okay. it's a very rough night here when your first grader goes to bed and says, mommy, is anyone from my last year are they all okay? are they all okay and you look at them and say i'm not really sure. it is a rough night to tell that to your 7-year-old. it's very, sad night for this town and a lot of families here. >> has your daughter wanted to talk about what happened or first grade -- do they want to talk? >> she asked a lot of questions about the principal. she got wind quickly that something was wrong with the principal. which we didn't tell her until just now that yes, she was definitely hurt and it wasn't good. it's taking her a while. i think tomorrow will be probably harder for her. i also have a fifth grader who came off the bus cry canning because she had a sister who she was worried about. just basically left that school
her daughter is a first grader at sandy hook. she and other parents got the chilling phone call saying the school was on lockdown. how is your daughter doing, your family. how are you holding up? >> okay. it's a very rough night here when your first grader goes to bed and says, mommy, is anyone from my last year are they all okay? are they all okay and you look at them and say i'm not really sure. it is a rough night to tell that to your 7-year-old. it's very, sad night for this town and...
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she became the principal at sandy hook in 2010. she arrived with 12 years of experience as a school administrator, a mom raising two daughters, three stepdaughters according to a local paper. and a lot of folks who worked with dawn said she was extremely passionate about her job. an expert on curriculum, fun, but a firm leader. one friend said she was the kind of person you would want to be educating your kids, and the kids loved her. even little kids know when someone cares be b them, and that was her. she posted messages and photos about events and developments at the school. on august 24th, she tweeted, welcoming our kinders this morning. 74 new opportunities to inspire life long learning, talking about the new kindergarten class. she had recently installed a new security system where all visitor has to ring a doorbell and wait to be buzzed in. two witnesses told our sister network hln that the glass entrance was shot out or smashed allowing the gunman to get into the building. we don't have any photographs of the other victims
she became the principal at sandy hook in 2010. she arrived with 12 years of experience as a school administrator, a mom raising two daughters, three stepdaughters according to a local paper. and a lot of folks who worked with dawn said she was extremely passionate about her job. an expert on curriculum, fun, but a firm leader. one friend said she was the kind of person you would want to be educating your kids, and the kids loved her. even little kids know when someone cares be b them, and that...
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they lost their leader today at sandy hook. but my prayers will be for our community as well. >> one of the other points that he wanted to make was that this was a woman who loved not only her school and her job, but she loved all of the children at the school as well. soledad. >> so, jason, i know you had a chance to talk to the deacon, and i'm sure he will be a focus of many of the questions that people are having. what did he tell you? >> it's -- it was difficult for him. he became emotional during our conversation. he said that at least 100 people had come to the church doors throughout the day looking for answers. and i said how do you try and provide answers? he said it's too soon to come up with some sort of a deep philosophical answer as to why this happened. he was also feeling the emotion of what has happened as well. he knew some of the children that were killed, including some of the faculty members. he spoke about one child in particular, who he remembered receiving her first commune here at the church, and a child
they lost their leader today at sandy hook. but my prayers will be for our community as well. >> one of the other points that he wanted to make was that this was a woman who loved not only her school and her job, but she loved all of the children at the school as well. soledad. >> so, jason, i know you had a chance to talk to the deacon, and i'm sure he will be a focus of many of the questions that people are having. what did he tell you? >> it's -- it was difficult for him....
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a first grader at sandy hook elementary. she loved to draw, wanted to be an artist when she grew up. she often would turn parts of her house into a mini-art studio, by taping rows of her drawings to the wall. her parents say allison sometimes surprised her parents with random acts of kindness to strangers, once offering her own snacks to fellow passengers on the plane. alison loved to laugh, was developing her own sense of humor. she would sometimes make her parents cry with laughter. they write, allison made the world a better place for six far too short years and we now have to figure out how to move on without her. she was a sweet, creative, funny, intelligent little girl who had an amazing life ahead of her. our world is a lot darker now that she's gone. dawn hochsprung was known as a tough educator who always found time to smile. she was 47 years old and principal of sandy hook elementary school. her pride in her school was obvious to anyone who knew her. friends and colleagues alike say she had a positive energy and a
a first grader at sandy hook elementary. she loved to draw, wanted to be an artist when she grew up. she often would turn parts of her house into a mini-art studio, by taping rows of her drawings to the wall. her parents say allison sometimes surprised her parents with random acts of kindness to strangers, once offering her own snacks to fellow passengers on the plane. alison loved to laugh, was developing her own sense of humor. she would sometimes make her parents cry with laughter. they...
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they were both at sandy hook elementary. on friday she apparently hid in a bathroom during the attack. she survived. noah did not. >> we are all completely shattered. it's been a very, very rough few days. nobody is getting much sleep. you know, we're holding together as best we can. but you never, ever think that something like this could happen to your family. >> noah's aunt says he loved to read and loved to figure out how things worked. she said he was extremely lively, the light of the room. she'll remember his big blue eyes, a boy with a big heart who loved his parents, his older sisters and brother, and his twin most of all. >> they don't know the way in which noah passed away, but obviously they were there during the whole event, and were led out. and it's not -- she just turned 6. ariel just turned 6. and her older sister is 8. how do you tell them their brother died? it's the unthinkable, really. >> in his obituary, his family said he was impish and larger than life. they called him a little soul devoid of spite an
they were both at sandy hook elementary. on friday she apparently hid in a bathroom during the attack. she survived. noah did not. >> we are all completely shattered. it's been a very, very rough few days. nobody is getting much sleep. you know, we're holding together as best we can. but you never, ever think that something like this could happen to your family. >> noah's aunt says he loved to read and loved to figure out how things worked. she said he was extremely lively, the...
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no one wants to send the children back to sandy hook elementary. they know that it's clearly not time for that. it's still a crime scene right now. so they made plans with the neighboring town for a school just six miles away. almost -- it's very fortuitous. but there was an empty middle that had been closed because of declining enrollment last year. so the neighboring town monroe, the chief executive of the town, he called them right away that same day and said if you want it, it's yours. and so they've been working around the clock. contractors from around the region have been donating their time to get this facility, it's a former middle school up to snuff and up to code. they have to change, really, everything. the bones are strong. it's a school. but they have to lower everything. they have to replace toilets to be small enough for children, for elementary school children. they have to lower towel dispensers. >> do you know when the kids are going to go back? >> that's up to town officials. the monroe town officials told me today the building
no one wants to send the children back to sandy hook elementary. they know that it's clearly not time for that. it's still a crime scene right now. so they made plans with the neighboring town for a school just six miles away. almost -- it's very fortuitous. but there was an empty middle that had been closed because of declining enrollment last year. so the neighboring town monroe, the chief executive of the town, he called them right away that same day and said if you want it, it's yours. and...
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in sandy hook elementary school. even though officials say, he had no recent connection, he certainly had a connection to that school, anderson. >> there were reports that the shooter was home alone in the days leading up to friday. what do you know about that? >> yeah, well, that's exactly right, anderson, the mother actually left the gunman alone in the home for several days prior to the massacre. our colleague has confirmed that the mother traveled to new hampshire, staying in a resort in new hampshire. she left here early tuesday, she returned after dark on thursday. the next morning, the friday morning, her son entered her room and shot her four times in the head. she was his first victim before he drove off to go to that school. it is unclear whether this 20-year-old who has asperger's whether he was alone for three days or someone was coming in and checking on him. friends said she would leave him alone. while she would make the mini trips. but if there was a problem, she would cancel the trip and she would st
in sandy hook elementary school. even though officials say, he had no recent connection, he certainly had a connection to that school, anderson. >> there were reports that the shooter was home alone in the days leading up to friday. what do you know about that? >> yeah, well, that's exactly right, anderson, the mother actually left the gunman alone in the home for several days prior to the massacre. our colleague has confirmed that the mother traveled to new hampshire, staying in a...
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the dead believed to include sandy hook's school psychologist and the principal. police discovered another adult victim, the gunman's mother reportedly at home in newtown. the gunman too is dead. police fired no shots. a tight knit community including a nurse who rushed to help. shock and distraught. >> is it because of what you saw? >> one of the cops said it's the worst thing he had ever seen in his entire career, but when they told the parents, all the parents were waiting for their children to come out. they thought they were still alive. there was 20 parents who were told their children are dead. it was awful. >> awful and late today speaking for the nation, but also as a father, an emotional president obama fought back tears. >> this evening michelle and i will do what i know every parent in eamerica will do. hug our children tighter and tell them we love them and we will remind each other how deeply we love one another. families in connecticut cannot do that tonight. they need all of us right now. >> we will bring you all of president obama's comments later
the dead believed to include sandy hook's school psychologist and the principal. police discovered another adult victim, the gunman's mother reportedly at home in newtown. the gunman too is dead. police fired no shots. a tight knit community including a nurse who rushed to help. shock and distraught. >> is it because of what you saw? >> one of the cops said it's the worst thing he had ever seen in his entire career, but when they told the parents, all the parents were waiting for...
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and she loved her school, sandy hook. in fact, this week, i was telling somebody she had a stomach ache one day and i said to her, why don't you stay home with mom? she said, no way, i have too much fun there and i don't want to miss anything. she would skip to get on the bus. it wasn't even -- you know, every morning, the backpack was packed the night before and ready to get on the bus in the morning and head off to school. we would blow kisses every morning to each other. i remember that morning putting her on the bus. she had a habit of blowing kisses and then she would give me a big liver lips like this, and i knew she was so happy to go off and get there. i would like to say that she was at a place that she loved so we take comfort in that, that we know she was in a place that she really loved. >> and with friends. >> and with friends. >> people who loved her. that's, i think, the whole community and the school and the teachers, they all -- they're all raising your child. and it's a special place. >> it is. and i tak
and she loved her school, sandy hook. in fact, this week, i was telling somebody she had a stomach ache one day and i said to her, why don't you stay home with mom? she said, no way, i have too much fun there and i don't want to miss anything. she would skip to get on the bus. it wasn't even -- you know, every morning, the backpack was packed the night before and ready to get on the bus in the morning and head off to school. we would blow kisses every morning to each other. i remember that...
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every school but sandy hook elementary has reopened. the question is, what should be routine, of course, is no more. returning students and staff are met by more police officers and counselors than there were before. for some today, it was their first chance really to talk about what happened with their friends. with their teachers. kim joins me now with more. it had to be an extraordinarily difficult day for the students. >> a difficult day but a really necessary day. we spoke to students and parents. what we were hearing, parents say they're eager to get back to the routine. they know kids like routine. if you're a parent, that's what kids want. the students say when they were on the bus it was extraordinarily quiet. they were starting to have those quiet conversations inside school. an 11-year-old boy told us he felt better being in school. he felt protected there. the teachers were reaching out to him. the counseling sessions were happening in the school. as a sign of comfort, it was across newtown and the surrounding communities, p
every school but sandy hook elementary has reopened. the question is, what should be routine, of course, is no more. returning students and staff are met by more police officers and counselors than there were before. for some today, it was their first chance really to talk about what happened with their friends. with their teachers. kim joins me now with more. it had to be an extraordinarily difficult day for the students. >> a difficult day but a really necessary day. we spoke to...
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she was 47 years old and principal of sandy hook elementary school. friends and colleagues alike say she had a positive energy and a strong work ethic. she constantly tweeted about her students' achievement and school. her students loved her. a friend of dawn's told us, even little kids know when someone cares about them and that was her. on friday, dawn was in a meeting when she heard the gunshots. she ran out into the hall and died lounging at the gunman trying to protect her school. she died a hero and her friends expected nothing less than her. >> dawn put herself in jeopardy and i have been angry about that. angry until just now, today, when i met two women that she told to go run to shelter while she actually confronted the gunman and she could not have -- she could have avoided that and she didn't. i knew she wouldn't. so i'm not angry anymore. i'm not angry. i'm not angry anymore. i'm not angry. i'm just very sad. >> anne marie murphy also died. she died with her arms wrapped around a 6-year-old boy a. student with special education needs. ann
she was 47 years old and principal of sandy hook elementary school. friends and colleagues alike say she had a positive energy and a strong work ethic. she constantly tweeted about her students' achievement and school. her students loved her. a friend of dawn's told us, even little kids know when someone cares about them and that was her. on friday, dawn was in a meeting when she heard the gunshots. she ran out into the hall and died lounging at the gunman trying to protect her school. she died...
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in the case of hurricane sandy, 1,000 websites were created within a week. so that gives you a sense of the scale of how these things can be. our concern is that the amount of oversight capacity of the government is quite limited and is shrinking while this kind of abuse seems to be steam rolling and there's more and more of it we see. especially this year when we had a number of tragedies. >> are authorities outnumbered or can they do something to stop this? >> they're definitely outnumbered. the ira and the state attorney generals offices have been long behind in keeping up with these things. now as government is shrinking, there's more of a problem. unfortunately, it requires the work of cnn and other reporters to bring to light, sometimes it's almost embarrassment that causes them to go forward. >> i'm sure you're concerned people at home are listening and saying maybe i shouldn't donate. maybe it makes them afraid to donate. what do you say to them? >> for every horrible story, there's a great story and fantastic charities. westchester, connecticut, is
in the case of hurricane sandy, 1,000 websites were created within a week. so that gives you a sense of the scale of how these things can be. our concern is that the amount of oversight capacity of the government is quite limited and is shrinking while this kind of abuse seems to be steam rolling and there's more and more of it we see. especially this year when we had a number of tragedies. >> are authorities outnumbered or can they do something to stop this? >> they're definitely...
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she leaves behind her parents and brother sigh ie say also a student at sandy hook elementary. he was unharmed. i know this is your best christmas yet at home with your lord and savior. as your mom i wish we could have had a few more to celebrate here on earth. ♪ amen >> josephine grace turned seven three days before her life was tragically cut short. known to her family as joey. she was to have a birthday party the day after the shooting with many of her sandy hook classmates. mourners at her funeral were encouraged to wear purple in her honor, her favorite color. her parents say she rarely left the house without wearing something purple. she loved to play with her barbie dolphs, ipad, swim, swing and be where her sisters were. her parents said she was autistic and could not speak but touched the lives of so many around her. teachers, therapists, friends and neighbors all loved and cherished her. they called her spirit incomable. emily parker was a prolific exceptional artist says her father. when she saw someone was sad she would draw them a picture to brighten their day. a
she leaves behind her parents and brother sigh ie say also a student at sandy hook elementary. he was unharmed. i know this is your best christmas yet at home with your lord and savior. as your mom i wish we could have had a few more to celebrate here on earth. ♪ amen >> josephine grace turned seven three days before her life was tragically cut short. known to her family as joey. she was to have a birthday party the day after the shooting with many of her sandy hook classmates. mourners...